calendar year

noun

1

: a period of a year beginning and ending with the dates that are conventionally accepted as marking the beginning and end of a numbered year

2

: a period of time equal in length to that of the year in the calendar conventionally in use

Examples of calendar year in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The group’s North America business returned to volume-share growth in calendar year 2025 and fiscal year 2026, after a significant period of decline. — Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026

During the 2020 calendar year, timekeepers recorded 28 days where the Earth completed its full rotation before the clock hit 86,400 atomic seconds. — Vahe Peroomian, The Conversation, 8 Oct. 2026

Fewer cases, fewer victims The report relies on Havana’s own annual trafficking report, published in December 2025 with data for calendar year 2024. — Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 8 Oct. 2026

For PACs and party committees, the reporting period can be based on the calendar year. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1689, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for calendar year

• adhere
• ameer
• amir
• appear
• arrear
• astir
• austere
• career
• cashier
• cohere
• compere
• emir